MOTIVE SPEEKS

SELF DEVELOPMENT:

At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady.She started screaming out of fear.With a panic stricken face and trembling voice, she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach.Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group also got panicky.The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but… it landed on another lady in the group.Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the drama.The waiter rushed forward to their rescue. In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter.The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behavior of the cockroach on his shirt. When he was confident enough, he grabbed it with his fingers and threw it out of the restaurant.Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering, was the cockroach responsible for their histrionic behavior?If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed? He handled it near to perfection, without any chaos.It is not the cockroach, but the inability of those people to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach, that disturbed the ladies.I realized that, it is not the shouting of my father or my boss or my wife that disturbs me, but it’s my inability to handle the disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbs me.It’s not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs me.More than the problem, it’s my reaction to the problem that creates chaos in my life.

Speech by- Sundar Pichai – an IIT-MIT Alumnus and Global Head Google ChromeSubmitted by MC

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam: 'Evolution of a unique you' :

I am delighted to be here at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and address the members of this renowned place of learning and other guests present here. My greetings to you all.

Friends, before I begin my address I want to share a thought with all the youth present here. I have met, so far, 11 million youth like you in a decade?s time, in India and abroad. I have seen their hopes, experienced their pains, walked with their aspirations and heard through their despair. All this experience made me learn something about them, which I would like to share with you:

I learnt, every youth wants to be unique, that is, YOU! But the world all around you, is doing its best, day and night, to make you just "everybody else".

Being like everybody else is convenient at the first glance, but not satisfying in the long vision.

The challenge, therefore, my young friends, is that you have to fight the hardest battle, which any human being can ever imagine to fight; and never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place, that is, a UNIQUE YOU!

Being unique will require excellence, let us understand what is excellence in more detail.

Excellence is a self-imposed self-directed life-long process

Excellence is not by accident. It is a process, where an individual, organization or nation, continuously strives to better oneself. The performance standards are set by themselves, they work on their dreams with focus and are prepared to take calculated risks and do not get deterred by failures as they move towards their dreams. Then they step up their dreams as they tend to reach the original targets. They strive to work to their potential, in the process, they increase their performance thereby multiplying further their potential and this is an unending life cycle phenomenon. They are not in competition with anyone else, but themselves. That is the culture of excellence. Let me share an important experience from the life of the father of the nation.

To learn, reflect and give

Through 79 years of my life, I have been part of pre-independent India, jubilation of independence and the post-independence era. Let me recall, one incident which took place on the eve of Indian Independence. At the stroke of midnight of 14 ? 15 August 1947, the first Prime Minister of India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru was declaring the independence to 300 million Indians from foreign rule. There was rejoicing all around the country. At that time, there was a sudden question from a stray corner, where is the Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhiji? To the surprise of the entire audience, Mahatma Gandhi was in Calcutta wiping the tears of those who were affected due to the social disharmony. Mahatma Gandhiji's diary records his advice to a group of students who came to meet him Calcutta:

"Students ought to think and think well. They should do no wrong?.. Students should do everything to build-up a new state of India which would be everybody's pride".

These actions of the champion of non-violence at the time of independence made me feel proud by being led an inspirational leader.

Friends, while in the company of many young inspired students of IIT Madras, I would like to give my perspective on the topic "Evolution of a Unique YOU". In this context, I will talk to you about four important aspects in life with my experiences ? Aim in life, Acquiring Knowledge, Working Hard towards your dream even in the times of difficulty and then finally, how to manage failures and success in life.